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Life & Chemistry

Caltech chemists say antibody surrogates are just a 'click' away

James R. Heath, the Elizabeth W. Gilloon Professor and professor of chemistry, along with K. Barry Sharpless, the W. M. Keck Professor of Chemistry at the…

Earth Sciences

Ozone, nitrogen change the way rising CO2 affects Earth's water

The researchers concluded that models of climate change may be underestimating how much water is likely to run off the land and back into the sea as…

Health & Medicine

White Matter Changes Linked to Dementia Risk in Seniors

For the study, researchers followed 49 people age 65 and older who had no memory or thinking problems for an average of 9.5 years. The participants had at…

Life & Chemistry

The secret of the turtle shell

The evolutionary riddle of the turtle shell is one step closer to being solved thanks to groundbreaking research published this week in Science. A team of…

Environmental Conservation

Study Links Environmental Manganese to Cancer Mortality Rates

The study, titled, “Environmental Manganese and Cancer Mortality Rates by County in North Carolina: An Ecological Study,” was published online last month by…

Earth Sciences

Global Temperature Report – June 2009

Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.12 C per decade June temperatures (preliminary)Global composite temp.: ±0.00 C (about 0.00 degrees Fahrenheit)…

Physics & Astronomy

Unlocking Quantum Control: Enhancing Single Photon Technology

Precise control of quantum effects is vital to the realization of entirely new technologies. For example, a computer based on quantum physical principles is…

Physics & Astronomy

Nanowires: The Science Behind Their Growing Appeal

For a Chinese-German research team the “force of attraction” of minute nanowires is not only based on their special scientific interests: Physicists of the…

Life & Chemistry

Toward an explanation for Crohn's disease?

Twenty-five per cent of Crohn's disease patients have a mutation in what is called the NOD2 gene, but it is not precisely known how this mutation influences…

Physics & Astronomy

Galileo's notebooks may reveal secrets of new planet

Professor David Jamieson, Head of the School of Physics, is investigating the notebooks of Galileo from 400 years ago and believes that buried in the notations…

Earth Sciences

Arctic Climate Insights: Ice-Free Summers in Late Cretaceous

New evidence for ice-free summers with intermittent winter sea ice in the Arctic Ocean during the Late Cretaceous ¡V a period of greenhouse conditions – gives…

Life & Chemistry

Of yeast and men: Unraveling the molecular mechanisms of Friedreich's ataxia

The disease's origins have been proven through analysis of genetic records of affected individuals and their families. But scientists have not been able to…

Life & Chemistry

Novel genetic finding offers new avenue for future Crohn's disease treatment

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine identified a novel link between ITCH, a gene known to regulate inflammation in the body and…

Life & Chemistry

Humans May Transmit Swine Flu to Pigs, New Study Finds

In research published today in Journal of General Virology, Dr Thomas Vahlenkamp and a team of virologists from the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut in…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Reveals Fix for Damaged Knees Using MRI Insights

The study is unique in that it used serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and newer quantitative T2 mapping to examine how the plug incorporated itself into…

Earth Sciences

Southern San Andreas Fault: Rising Tremors Signal Earthquake Risk

Increases in mysterious underground tremors observed in several active earthquake fault zones around the world could signal a build-up of stress at locked…

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